Well saftey has been achieved but I can't help feel disappointed with our season . At Christmas we were riding high and after the Blackpool reversal in January the dreaded E word was bandied around then the season imploded! Firstly a run of injuries that I honestly can't see any thing like it in all my years as a supporter , then Mr Bent went to a "bigger club with better prospects"(shakes head) and results started to falter nah they just plainly stopped occurring, the cohesion of the team went to pot!
The limitations of the squad were exposed as not adequate at all . Granted injuries to Campbell,Turner,Gordon, Wellbeck,Myeler and the rest to numerous to mention put pressure on a side that was held together by elastoplast so an injury to Gyan was well inevitable having to run the line himself,something that really needs to be addressed in the close season. So who is to blame , Bruce ? nah though at times his tactics are somewhat strange but lets face it who else is out there that could do the Job ? O'Neil is always bandied around but his commitment to the game isn't what it used to be due to his wifes illness and fair comment to him for that So i'll stick with who we've got and people should be grateful for some stability in that respect.
It's nice to see young uns coming on but Jordans loss of form coincided with his selection for the England team and hasn't looked half the player until the last couple of matches and I think his head was turned when big money was allegedly offered .
If we do finish in the top ten good it's progress but we don't have the squad capeable of the euro league yet not so much the quality of the opposition it's the potential extra 15 games a season that would be our problem
So the aim is to strengthen all positions bring on the young uns cos there about 4-5 in the wings One last thing , lets stuff the mags next year they claim to be top dogs and the abuse although unfounded and we didn't win for an eternity but they were so busy laughing at us they didn't produce either and as for the ã35 m they gonna spend in the summer we shall see about that !
The limitations of the squad were exposed as not adequate at all . Granted injuries to Campbell,Turner,Gordon, Wellbeck,Myeler and the rest to numerous to mention put pressure on a side that was held together by elastoplast so an injury to Gyan was well inevitable having to run the line himself,something that really needs to be addressed in the close season. So who is to blame , Bruce ? nah though at times his tactics are somewhat strange but lets face it who else is out there that could do the Job ? O'Neil is always bandied around but his commitment to the game isn't what it used to be due to his wifes illness and fair comment to him for that So i'll stick with who we've got and people should be grateful for some stability in that respect.
It's nice to see young uns coming on but Jordans loss of form coincided with his selection for the England team and hasn't looked half the player until the last couple of matches and I think his head was turned when big money was allegedly offered .
If we do finish in the top ten good it's progress but we don't have the squad capeable of the euro league yet not so much the quality of the opposition it's the potential extra 15 games a season that would be our problem
So the aim is to strengthen all positions bring on the young uns cos there about 4-5 in the wings One last thing , lets stuff the mags next year they claim to be top dogs and the abuse although unfounded and we didn't win for an eternity but they were so busy laughing at us they didn't produce either and as for the ã35 m they gonna spend in the summer we shall see about that !
